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John O'Malley and Vicky Holden mysteries

Author:
Coel, Margaret, 1937
 
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Book cover for "The eagle catcher".
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On the windswept plains of Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation, Arapahos have gathered for the Ethete powwow. It is a sacred time to reaffirm the balance and harmony in life. But these feelings of unity quickly give way to fear when tribal chairman Harvey Castle is found murdered—and every bit of evidence points to his nephew, Anthony. There are two people who don’t believe the young man capable of murder: Father John O’Malley, history scholar...
Book cover for "The ghost walker".
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Father John O'Malley discovers a frozen body on the Arapaho Reservation, a corspe that later disappears. O'Malley and Vicky Holden draw upon ancient traditions to stop a murderer.

Book cover for "The dream stalker".
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When the Wind River Reservation agrees to a nuclear waste storage site in exchange for jobs and millions in revenue, murder points Vicky Holden and Father John toward a larger plot.

Book cover for "The story teller".
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Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and her friend Father John O'Malley combine forces to solve a mystery involving a sacred treasure
Book cover for "The lost bird".
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After the murder of an elderly priest, Father John thinks the bullet was meant for him. Consumed with anger and guilt, he is determined to find the murderer--even if he risks his life. From the bestselling author of "The Story Teller."
Book cover for "The spirit woman".
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A college professor, and friend to Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden, disappears while searching for the grave of Sacajawea on a reservation. Vicky discovers her friend was linked to another historian who disappeared 20 years before--also tied to Lewis and Clark's guide. The answer may lie in the pages of Sacajawea's hidden memoirs.
Book cover for "The thunder keeper".
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Lawyer Vicky Holden leaves the reservation for important cases for the Indian Nations. But Wind River pulls her back when Balder Industries executive Vince Lewis is killed while trying to hire Vicky for reservation work.

Book cover for "The shadow dancer".
Series Volume:
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Description:
James "Orlando" Sherwood has resurrected the old Shadow Dance religion, having his followers dance for days at a time for the promise of an Indian paradise. And when lawyer Vicky Holden's estranged husband is found murdered, Father John O'Malley believes that Orlando has more to do with it than he lets on. But to get the proof, Father John and Vicky Holden will have to learn to dance to his music.
Book cover for "Killing raven".
Series Volume:
9.
Description:
The ninth contemporary mystery set on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming featuring amateur sleuths Father John O'Malley and Arapaho lawyer Vicky Holden from the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Shadow Dancer."
Book cover for "Wife of moon".
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Arapaho attorney Vicki Holden and Father John O'Malley must find the link between the murder of a woman--and the murder of the woman's ancestor from a century earlier.
Book cover for "Eye of the wolf".
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"This is for the Indian Priest..." The cryptic message on the answering machine was clearly meant for Father O' Malley. The unemotional voice was speaking of revenge against old enemies, and wanted O'Malley to visit the site of the 1874 Bates Battle where Captain Bate's cavalry, lead by Shoshone warriors massacred nearly everyone living on an Arapaho tribal grounds. Now, someone has left three dead Shoshones on the battlefield, positioned to mimic

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Book cover for "The drowning man".
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Description:
In Margaret Coel's latest Wind River Reservation mystery, Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley find themselves immersed in the dark underbelly of the illegal market for Indian relics.
Book cover for "The girl with braided hair".
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The skeleton of a young woman is discovered in a dry gully on the Wind River Reservation. Remnants of a long, black braid are mixed with the bones. There is a bullet hole in the skull. Forensics determine the woman was shot-to-death in 1973. 1973, the year of AIM. The American Indian Movement had occupied the town of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Afterward, Indians under federal indictment had gone into hiding on other reservations,

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Book cover for "The silent spirit".
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Description:
Kiki Wallowingbull went to Hollywood to uncover the truth behind why his great-grandfather disappeared back in 1923. But after Kiki's frozen body is discovered on the reservation, Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley must find the connection between the two violent deaths separated by nearly a century.
Book cover for "The spider's web".
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When Arapaho Ned Windsong is shot to death, his fiancee,Marcy, is the only witness. And when the men Marcy has accused of murdering her fiance are found dead in an abandoned barn, Vicky and Father John realize they are caught in a web of lies and deceit woven by a master.
Book cover for "Buffalo Bill's dead now".
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Vicki and Father John investigate the murder of an Indian artifact collector after the valuable regalia worn by Arapaho Chief Black Heart in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show goes missing.
Book cover for "Killing Custer".
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Description:
When Colin Morningside, a descendant of Crazy Horse, is accused of murdering a General Armstrong Custer impersonator, Father John O'Malley and Vicky Holden must find the truth, which leads them into a deadly conspiracy that neither of them could have foreseen.
Book cover for "Night of the white buffalo".
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Description:
Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley confront a ruthless killer in the wake of a miraculous event. A mysterious penitent confesses to murder, and then flees the confessional before Father John can identify him. Two months later, Vicky discovers rancher Dennis Carey shot dead in his truck along Blue Sky Highway. With the tragic news comes the exposure of an astonishing secret: the most sacred creature in Native American mythology,...
Book cover for "The man who fell from the sky".
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Description:
Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley engage in a dangerous manhunt involving two Native American victims and Butch Cassidy's famed hidden treasure.
Book cover for "Winter's child".
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Description:
"Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley discover that a centuries-old mystery is tied to a modern-day crime on the Wind River Reservation. In the midst of a blizzard, Myra and Eldon Little Shield found an abandoned baby on their doorstep and brought her inside. Five years later, no one has come back to claim the little girl now known as Mary Anne Little Shield. But now that she's old enough to start school, her foster parents fear...